Marsh Mutt
Well-Known Member
Hello Kevin the project is mine, but the land is leased from the government, so in theory I could get booted off the land at some point in the future, if for example a well-connected corporation or individual sets their sights on acquiring the place. Government documents in this part of the world can look impressive with all the official seals, coats-of-arms and stamps, but a routine change of elected government can see land allocations revoked literally by the stroke of a pen, especially if well-heeled speculators are lurking behind the scenes to "oil the wheels of progress" as it were.
That said I am banking on flying under the radar for hopefully enough years to see some returns from all the effort and time spent to get the fish farm going. A secondary reason that I am lining the forest edge with excavations is to block access to the little forest remaining, from timber thieves that prowl the area looking for a quick score. Once the forest is destroyed, the swamp usually dries up, ending all prospects of creating fish ponds there. So in addition to bumbling along as a self-taught farmer, I also do my best to serve as a forest guard, since the real forest guards lose their enthusiasm for enforcing the law as soon as timber poachers offer small cash bribes.
That said I am banking on flying under the radar for hopefully enough years to see some returns from all the effort and time spent to get the fish farm going. A secondary reason that I am lining the forest edge with excavations is to block access to the little forest remaining, from timber thieves that prowl the area looking for a quick score. Once the forest is destroyed, the swamp usually dries up, ending all prospects of creating fish ponds there. So in addition to bumbling along as a self-taught farmer, I also do my best to serve as a forest guard, since the real forest guards lose their enthusiasm for enforcing the law as soon as timber poachers offer small cash bribes.